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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Quantitative Biology Workshop

Massachusetts Institute of Technology via MITx Online

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A workshop-style introduction to tools used in biological research. Discover how to analyze data using computational methods.

Syllabus

  • Apply quantitative methods to biological problems
  • Define computational vocabulary
  • Write Python, MATLAB, and R code to analyze biological data
  • Examine any protein structure in PyMOL
  • Analyze how to answer a scientific question through a step-by-step thought process.

Taught by

Eric S. Lander, Jeff Gore, Paul Blainey, Ernest Fraenkel, Mary Ellen Wiltrout, and Nathaniel Schafheimer

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